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Thus far our Dominique cockerel has been fine. No aggression and I have actually seen him break up disagreements between the pullets. I hope he remains this way. At this point he is perfect, but I know that could change.

Unfortunately he has started acting aggressively towards myself and my husband. The Dominique has been fine towards us and the hens. I actually think he is the better looking too myself. I won’t keep an aggressive rooster so I am going to send him to the freezer this weekend. I decided that is...

You bring up a good point. I would definitely tell anyone interested about his behavior, but if I am thinking about raising up some cockerels for eating I will need to learn to process them. Now is as good as any other time and then I can just keep the pullets. I will have to think about this.

I am really liking my two brahmas. They are so goofy lol and they are just nice to look at too.

Just an update on my two cockerels. The Easter egger started doing the sneak up behind me and act innocent behavior. When I turned around to face him he flared his feathers and looked menacing. He did not attack and I did not back down. My dh has been away the past two weeks guarding the...

Thank you for such a detailed reply. You have given me a lot to think about and consider. Chicken genetics is not something I have researched much, but I am definitely interested. I could see myself getting into working with Dominiques once I retire and have more free time. I should think more...

If I had more space I might, but with my neighbors not that far away I think one rooster crowing will be quite enough. My flock has a little over 1/2 acre enclosed by a six foot privacy fence to range around in. I my opinion 12 hens and I rooster is probably more than enough. I normally keep...

I like the Dominique too. It has been soooo long since I have kept a rooster. I was still living at home then and my mom had what I believe was just a barnyard mix rooster. He was great and never once bothered me. My main concern is human aggression and then also treating the hens well. My...

I ended up with two cockerels in the batch of chicks I have been raising. They are both about 4 months old now. The Dominique is the dominate one and he has just begun crowing in the past week. Both of them are calm around me thus far but the EE has been frisky with the pullets to the point of...